Whatever happens in the near term, it is obvious that there is a serious arms race occurring for dominance in the South China Sea.

This marks the third consecutive year of significant increases, highlighting Beijing’s military modernisation drive amid escalating geopolitical tensions, particularly with the United States and Taiwan.

Chinese warships have been circumnavigating Australia’s coastline for more than three weeks, passing within 200 miles of Sydney, and staging unprecedented live-fire drills on its doorstep with New Zealand.

France, Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand—following Washington’s lead—have each staged war games or concluded alliances with Manila targeting China.

The Philippine defense secretary says his country and its allies would take measures to counter any attempt by China to impose an air defense zone or restrict freedom of flights over the South China S

Foreign minister presents China as a source of stability in uncertain world and takes questions on US ties, Ukraine and the South China Sea.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines' top diplomat to the United States expressed confidence ... military patrols in the disputed South China Sea and move ahead with an agreed expansion of ...

The Southeast Asian trade bloc has invited China and several Arab states to a joint summit in Kuala Lumpur in May. Could a new trade alliances emerge in response to Donald Trump's aggressive tariff policies?